An emotional son Heung-Min was in tears while he said goodbye to Tottenham in what is probably his last appearance in a spurs shirt.
After announcing that he would leave the Spurs this summer, his son was captain of the Spurs for the last time when they played in Newcastle in a pre-season friend in his South Korea.
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The 33 -year -old man received an honorary guard by the two series of players when he left the field in what was a beautiful moment for a legend of Spurs.
His smiling while he was leaving the field after being replaced in the second half, but he started crying when he sat on the bench and the 64,773 fans inside the Seoul World Cup stadium began to sing his name.
His started crying when he sat on the bench after being replaced (Spursplay)
His scored 173 goals in 454 games for Spurs and capitalized on last season in their first trophy in 17 years when they beat Manchester United in the Europa League final.
He is in advanced talks to join the MLS Lafc side, but described the decision as “the most difficult I made in my career”.
His has received an honorary guard by the two series of players as he left the field (Getty Images)
Speaking this week, his son said: “I came north of London when I was a child – a very young age, a young boy came to London who did not even speak English. Leave this club as an adult man is a very proud moment.”
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The new manager of Spurs, Thomas Frank, described his “a real legend of Spurs” and “one of the greatest players to play in the Premier League”.
“If it’s the last match for Sonny, what a place to do it here in front of his fans at home,” said Frank. “A nice end.”
